Emily Molnar is a Canadian dancer. ''

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'' magazine featured her as one of

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's "new generation of ballet sensations". Since July 2009, she has worked as the artistic director of

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. A graduate of The National Ballet School of Canada, Molnar is a former member of the National Ballet of Canada; Frankfurt Ballet. There she created and performed an extensive Ballet repertoire under director William Forsythe; and principal dancer with Ballet BC. Molnar is an internationally critically acclaimed artist who has worked and toured extensively throughout

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, Canada and the US. She has created and performed several works as a

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and

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. These include commissions for

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, Ballet Mannheim, Ballet Augsburg, Ballet BC, Cedar Lake Dance, Pro Arte Danza, and Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company. As an active mentor, advocate, and a coach, Molnar has nurtured many artists and choreographers. She has educated and supported the

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of dance and artistic leadership. In 2016, Molnar was appointed into the

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with the grade of member, one of Canada's highest civilian honours. In 2020, Molnar became artistic director

Nederlands Dans Theater Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT; literal translation Netherlands Dance Theatre) is a Dutch contemporary dance company. NDT is headquartered at the ''Amare'' building in The Hague. NDT also performs at other venues in the Netherlands, including Amste ...

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